Morrisons are selling Easter eggs for a bargain price, but there's a rule in place that will affect all shoppers looking to make an Easter purchase.
Even though it's still weeks away - Sunday April 9 - supermarkets are already stocking up on the chocolate treats - with some putting them on their shelves just days after Christmas. While shops like Aldi, Tesco, Marks and Spencer's and Sainsbury's are selling plenty of them right now, Morrisons has a 75p offer on pretty much all Easter eggs weighing between 96g and 128g.
This is a great deal for parents looking to treat their kids this Easter while battling the current cost of living crisis and includes brands like Mini Eggs, Maltesers and Aero. However, the supermarket has put a cap on how many of these eggs shoppers can buy, with a limit of 20 per customer, reports Manchester Evening News.
Posting to the Extreme Couponing and Bargains Facebook group, Liam Till shared a picture of the ten Easter eggs he’d bought for £7.50. He wrote: “Morrison’s 75p each don’t walk run [thumbs up emoji]”.
An online description of a Smarties egg reduced from £1.50 stares: "Maximum 20 promotional items per customer."
The news has delighted shoppers who have been flocking to Morrisons to avail of the deal, available online and in store until February 21.
Responding to the limit on how many eggs you can buy on Facebook, Matthew Green said: "20 limit how’s that gonna stop stockpiling." Lyn Knight pointed out: "If people want more you just go in twice and to different cashier or self service."
Donna May said: "Two people go in from same family get 20 each....or go in twice yourself as your a new customer every time." Keighley Andrews said: "I got 40 yesterday." Lyn Knight said: "If people want more you just go in twice and to different cashier or self service."
Another bargain hunter commented: "I didn’t even leave my house I bought 34 online." While one disappointed shopper wrote: "Blooming heck! I just paid £1.25 for one of those Freddo ones from Asda!"
Facebook user Christine Ball shared a picture of her trolley loaded up with eleven full size Maltesers Easter eggs, six Aero Easter eggs, and three Cadbury's Buttons eggs - all for £15. She wrote: "Been there, done that yesterday."
One mum said the Easter eggs were "suitable for small children". She wrote: "I got my son 6 to give him a hamper." Another shopper added: "The 128g ones are a definite bargain."
If you are looking to make the most of the deal, make sure you don't buy more than the permitted allowance, and allow others to benefit too. Morrisons has clearly put a limit on the number of eggs allowed per person for a reason, and at the minute, so many families are struggling - so remember that when you're next in Morrisons, if nothing else.
Back on December 26, just 24 hours after Christmas, shoppers were "gobsmacked" to discover that Morrisons began stocking their shelves with Easter eggs on Boxing day, with the spring holiday four months away at the time.
Consumers took to Twitter to rant about the Supermarket's attempt to beat out the competition. "There you go people, Morrisons selling Easter eggs on Boxing day," wrote one user.
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